Wednesday, 31 October 2012

What does your Wedding Colour Scheme say about you?


OK so we have chosen our colour scheme and it will be various shades of blue with a mix of other pastel colours too. Why? because Alice in Wonderland's dress is blue and most of the Wedding things don't match in a very vintage way, so having the option of many colours helps with our theme.

But did you know?


The colours you choose for your big day reflect your personality and style. You can create a sophisticated environment or a whimsical escape. Colours can influence moods and exude sensuality, cosiness, earthiness and youthfulness. With tasteful variations from vibrant to pastel and shimmery to matte, your wedding day colours speak volumes about you and what you hold dear. Whether you choose your favourite colours for your wedding or select hues to complement the current season, we have compiled a list of some wedding colour choices and what they say about you.

Black: A conservative choice, black complements almost any colour, especially lighter hues. Dignified and mysterious, black denotes sexiness and sophistication with a modern twist. Black is classic, never trendy, alluding to a modern bride. As an opulent choice, black is timelessly elegant.  

White: Symbolic of purity and innocence, white has strong connotations of youth and perfection. White aficionados seek excellence and enlightenment, as simplicity and recognition are constant ventures. White is a glorious hue (or lack thereof) that denotes a clean palette or fresh start for those who seek serenity and peace.

Red: A passionate, romantic choice, red is impulsive and outgoing. Depicted as zealous and ambitious, red symbolizes love and rage. Whether it denotes joy, celebration, happiness or prosperity, red elicits a dramatic response from both sides of the emotional spectrum. Red lovers tend to be restless and optimistic and go along with people with uncomplicated natures. A powerful selection, red is sure to represent a fiery hostess with 'look at me' flair.

Pink: A softer, girlish choice, pink is the sweeter side of red. A delicate hue, pink represents a sensitive heart that is affectionate and nurturing. The bride surrounded with pink has a maternal grace and compassion and a desire for protection or shelter. The rosy hue fan may also have a strong personality, but one that is willing to share.

Orange: Spontaneous and daring, brides who choose orange are bold. Because orange is a happy and trendy hue, orange enthusiasts tend to be popular, have excessive energy and are part of a large social circle. From a bright and happy backdrop to an exotic, spicy richness, brides who prefer orange tend to be fearless and curious, with a zest for life.

 Yellow: The colour of a sunny day, yellow denotes happiness and hope. Exuding warmth and vitality and usually possessing a great sense of humor, people who love yellow have cheerful spirits and optimistic values. You tend to look forward to the future and are intellectual, creative and idealistic. Yellow represents enlightenment and spirituality, lending itself as a great color on your day of matrimony.

Green: Green shades symbolize life, freshness, nature and fertility. A common choice for eco-friendly brides, green shows that you value your health and the environment. A harmonized and balanced colour, green is a mixture of warm yellow and cool blue, just like its admirers. A calming and tranquil hue, brides who select green are affectionate, frank and responsible. You seek stability and balance, yet remain fiercely principled and refined

Blue: Soothing, compassionate and cool, blue is the colour of tranquillity and royalty. Blue belles are deliberate, introspective, conservative and patient, tending to be sensitive and wise. Serene and cool, blue denotes cautious partners who are faithful but require a calm and harmonious existence. From watery aqua to a deep shade of midnight, blue can be soft and sweet or strong and bold.
(That'd be me!)

 Purple: Often associated with both royalty and luxury, purple is a passionate color. Choosing purple symbolizes dignity, tolerance and value. Violet lovers tend to be unconventional and observant, with a multifaceted personality. Tolerant and witty, purple devotees are likely to achieve authoritative positions. From light lavender and lilac buffs, who tend to be charming, witty and cultured, to deep eggplant lovers, who are creative and talented, purple can be provocative or sweet.

 Brown: A natural, neutral colour of the earth, brown represents wholesomeness and dependability. Symbolising comfort and contentment, brown represents honesty. Just right for your wedding day, brown is substantial, steady and responsible. From rich chocolate and dark coffee to cream and soft beige, this earthy shade can be intense or pale, dramatic or modest.


FYI
The aforementioned colour synopses are not strict rules or character definitions, but rather are designed as an indicator of what is important to you. Whether you select a spicy orange to match the falling autumn leaves or a peony pink simply because it is your favourite colour, choose what looks and feels good to you. Your natural selection is indicative of your true self and innate style.

Information taken from ProjectWedding.com

Monday, 29 October 2012

Wedding Theme - DIY Vintage Alice in Wonderland

DIY Vintage Alice in Wonderland??
For a Wedding??
are you mad??
  Do you know what??
All the best people are!!

Don't worry I'm not completely mad! I have said before on here that growing up I have always wanted a big old crazy Alice in Wonderland meets Pride and Prejudice wedding. I had lots of bonkers ideas and I have managed to wiggle some of them down to grown up level and decided that most of it is still perfect for us. 

The theme is Alice in Wonderland with a vintage twist! I am using mix and match blues and pastel colours and the lovely thing about it is... nothing has to be the same so it doesn't matter if you run out of something because anything else similar will work just fine.

The process of the whole 'Wedding planning with a theme' should be scary but I am so excited about it because I can be as creative as I want and nobody else will have ever had the same as me because I made it my own
BUT 
It will still turn out to be a beautiful weddingy wedding with a bit more fun added in!

I can not wait!!

I have decided that DIY is the way forward for us as I am a control freak, so Hoff has told me, and I need to have full creative control. 
I hate the Norm. I hate being the same as everyone else!
Not everything is going to be DIY though as the lovely Venue we have chosen is providing the Food... to my exact mental thought process, which will make my life easier. A few other aspects are being done by people around us too. I have picked and chosen what I needed help with and what I could do on my own and gone with it.

I have a lot of work ahead of me!

There is so much you can do with this theme from Mad Hatter tea parties to High Tea with the Queen of Hearts for the sit down or every thing giant or miniature for the different parts of the story to the extreme.... FANCY DRESS! 

OK so I'm not going as far as fancy dress but there will be a hint of the different characters in certain people in the Wedding Party. Subtly done obviously!

I don't want tacky and I don't want serious! 
I want FUN and Bonkers and Unique! 
I think Alice in Wonderland fits in well with that spec!

Image courtesy of APerfectCelebration.com

THE PLAN FOR THE PLANNING OF OUR WEDDING....

Everything will be designed by me/us!.... OK me!

Everything will be made by me, a friend or family member or by a local source.

Everything that can be, will be bought in charity shops and recycled.

Everything else will be sourced for cheap or Free

THE REASON FOR THIS?

I like to do my bit for charity and I prefer my money to go to a good cause rather than a big firm. I like to stick to local sources because I think it is important to support small businesses in these economic times! Everything I source for the crafty things of the wedding will be recycled where possible because I want to prove you can recycle products and make beautiful things out of them.

Image courtesy of Wedshare.com
With this Blog I will teach you how to create the small things that will make your wedding stand out. The beauty of this is that you don't have to follow things to the tee, you can chop and change them to fit any kind of theme or colour scheme so it will still be completely unique!


LET THE MADNESS BEGIN!!!

Sunday, 28 October 2012

DIY Wedding: Good or Bad idea?

You have complete creative control, but do you want it? Here's what you need to think about when having a DIY wedding. (expert advice)

With the raging costs of catered food and professional guidance that comes with a hefty price, planning a DIY wedding might not be such a bad idea. However, before you make the commitment to handle all of the details (no matter how large or small) on your own. There are so many things you can do yourself but you don't have to go completely all out, I know not everyone is as odd as me. You don't have to be overly crafty either some things are so simple that anyone can do it.

Consider some of the following components that go into planning a DIY wedding first though...

DIY Wedding Make up
Pros: You've been doing your make up all of these years and it just doesn’t seem right to pay someone else to brush on the bronzer and create pouty lips. DIY wedding make up allows you to take all the time you want dabbling in various colour combinations and techniques.
Cons: Yeah, you've been doing your makeup all along, but you can't quite recall the last time you actually got a compliment on your lip liner and eye shadow skills. Since your wedding is one of the most important days in your life – you may want every detail professionally in place.


DIY Wedding Flowers
Pros: With a few rolls of wire, twine, bold-coloured ribbons, Baby's Breath, and fresh blooms, you will soon travel down a road filled with creativity. Many DIY wedding books highlight various methods of accomplishing beautiful centerpieces and floral arrangements for your reception. This adventure also makes a fun project for friends and families that wish to help out.
Cons: Making centerpieces and filling vases with long-stemmed roses for your reception are not the only tasks that call for handling flowers. If you aren’t ready to create your bridal bouquet, boutonnières, and other necessary items, you may want to ask for the assistance of a professional florist.

DIY Wedding Reception Food
Pros: A bride planning an intimate gathering of family and friends will benefit the most from DIY wedding food. Preparing hors d'oeuvres, the main course, sides, and dessert for a small number of people usually winds up much cheaper than hiring catering services. Lucky brides don’t even have to lift a finger in some cases when family members offer to handle this task.
Cons: Will you honestly be able to feed a guest list consisting of 200 people? Catering your own event may also mean enlisting the help of relatives or succumbing to a potluck dinner affair. While some couples can entertain guests with an outdoor BBQ, are you prepared to keep in line with your wedding theme if you provide DIY wedding food?
 

DIY Wedding Music
Pros: Is it really necessary to hire a DJ or subject loved ones to a cheesy band? Take complete control of the music played at your DIY wedding by utilizing a collection of pre-made CDs or an iPod with an endless play list.
Cons: However, this means someone will have to periodically check in on the music and sound system. Also, there is the business of requesting songs – it will take a little bit of shuffling to satisfy such wishes.

I just thought I'd give you something to think about.


Saturday, 27 October 2012

COUNTDOWN: 9 months today!!

9 MONTHS TO GO!!!


Oh Good God it's only 9 months until the big day!

Well it's 272 days to be precise!! 

I have just had a baby, so I know how quick that 9 months will go! I have so much to do and so much to write up and tell you!.... maybe I need to pull my finger out and start doing it properly!

Jeeeeees I haven't even bought a dress yet!! 

Whoops!


I will have to get on it like an American on Cheesecake!!!

EEEEEEK



Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Who's Wedding Is This Anyway?

My Our wedding day to me us is one of the biggest events in my our life. It is a way for me us to show just how much we are in love and not only that, but just how much creativity and individualism I we have in my our head heads!

OK so lets face it this day is ALL about me! Don't get me wrong Hoff HAS had input on everything and we've both had the final say in all of it.... but whether I took any notice of his opinion is a different matter.

He has to go to work and earn a crust so he doesn't have time to be sticking gems on things and deciding on which shade of a colour look better or which tables go where! I do have time though so it's all good!

He does have a job in all this though.... The finances! Along with The Cars and the Suits... and turning up on the day.... that is all!

I think he's quite pleased about that though, as he's better at the budgets and spread sheets and I'm crap at all that so we'd end up bankrupt!

Although he wants a big wedding and a big party, if it was up to him then we'd have nobody there so he didn't have to pay much and nothing would get done until the last minute.

This would give me heart failure!

So planning this wedding is mainly MY project,

Why? 

Because I want it to be.

Why do I want it to be?

Because I'm a massive control freak with OCD!

Yep I admit it! I'm bloody awful at having to have things my way.... also known as THE RIGHT WAY!

It is a brides right to have hissy fits about the little things but the way I see it is, if I'm the one doing it all, then I'm the only one who I can shout at if it goes wrong, so I'm doing everyone a favour really!

OK so now we have that straight I can get on with telling you all about the planning!

Happy reading!

Thursday, 4 October 2012

My Childhood Wedding Vision...

Look at me I'm getting married! I never thought I'd see the day....
WELL that is a massive lie as growing up all I could think about was wedding dresses and what I would and wouldn't have on the day. I used to draw dresses over and over and they always looked like a mixture of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice and Alice in Wonderland. But as I got older and a little more cynical, I became anti marriage. Deep down the desperate need to arrange my day and be happy was still there but due to ex relationship upsets, I'd gone off the idea... all this before I turned 25... amazing!
ANYWAY...
Now I am getting married I want it to be just how I pictured it back then. Just like every little girls dream.... but without the dodgy Disney princess option... I don't do Lovey Dovey Princess!

So what was that dream?

It would be Crafty and Handmade, with everything Mad Hatter like,
Vintagey with Lace and Wild Flowers like a summer tea party with doilies.
It was a bit old school Alice in Wonderland with Jane Austin influences.
It was Fun and Exciting with twinkly lights and dancing.
It had Tea Cups and Fish and Chips.
It had Silly Games and Bouncy Castles.
It had live music from Guns 'n' Roses (well I was marrying Slash),
I had the most amazing yet ridiculous wedding dress that showed my legs like on the November Rain Video but with more a more classy feel like a Jane Austin Novel. (I have no idea how that works either).
I had a lovely Catholic church and a big long veil.
Oh and we had...
Sweets, Sweets and more Sweets!

So where did all this random stuff come from in my head?

Well, I love Alice in Wonderland because my sister named me at birth after her favourite book, I just thank the Lord I wasn't a boy as my Brother's favourite thing at the time was The A Team... Murdock Hannibal Face BAillie does have a ring to it but I can see the school bullies having a field day with that one. So the reason for the wonderland theme was from my name sake.
I was always making and drawing stuff when I was little and I have always had a creative streak. My mum is an artist and has always made us be hands on in the craft department each of us Baillie kids having Art as our favourite subject, The thought of someone else making my wedding things makes me feel like I'm flushing money down the toilet with my head in it too. I love making things and handmade is always the best I think.
Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice was on the TV when I was wedding planning in my head. Although I didn't understand the appeal of Mr Darcy I did fall in love with the era and the simpleness of the designs. I decided there and then that I must have lived in that era in another life and that deep down I was Miss Jane Austin. I had a very active imagination.
I have always loved lace and doilies. I remember sitting and playing with them at old peoples houses and thinking how pretty they were. Lace always reminded me of curtains until I saw a wedding dress on the TV and I instantly fell in love. I don't even know what I was watching but I can picture the dress in my head as I type.

I grew up at the seaside and fish and chips in paper just tastes amazing in the sea air. My mum used to work in a nursing home not too far from the beach and I used to love that the ladies who lived there used proper tea cups and saucers with teapots and everything. It seemed so silly when you could get more in a mug but I remember one lady who I grew really close to telling me that 'a lady only ever drinks tea from a tea cup' I don't know why that stayed with me but I strangely now agree! Tea tastes better from a tea cup just like fish and chips taste better in paper.
I hadn't been to that many weddings but the ones I did go to were very adult orientated. Looking at a wedding from a child's eyes it is very boring. Often the kids are tired of sliding across the floor on their knees really early on and by the time the drunken adults get on the dance floor the kids are either asleep in the corner or shoved into a corner out of the way. I still don't like this idea so my aim is to get the kids involved in the planning and ask what they want. Why not they are more adventurous than us. Although games still in my head I'm not sure I'll be able to justify a bouncy castle in my budget... although I may be able to talk Hoff into putting it in the budget... 
OK so Guns 'n' Roses are not going to be playing at my wedding, which is sad really as I think Axel would be a huge hit with the crowd. But I do want Live music so this WILL happen. I did want to marry Slash but I think Hoff will do... I'll buy him a top hat and a curly black wig that will have to do. (Just kidding Hoffy).
Twinkly lights and lovely decorations that I made myself were always high up on the list. I love the idea of them looking like the nights sky but indoors... simple minds. I think whilst everyone is dancing away they would look amazing. Dancing and fun is a must at a wedding so this was always key in my head. How can people have fun. Hence the games, music and the bouncy castle. I was a funny kid.
Dresses, ohhhhh dresses were amazing in my head. Big and bouncy and showing some flesh without being too much. Yet with lace and ruffles like a Pride and Prejudice dress... it looked better in my head at the time, I think. I loved the Guns 'n' Roses November Rain video so much that I cried every time. The bride dies you see and they bury her at the end. But at the beginning they have an amazing wedding in a tiny church with the most Rock Chick dress ever. I wanted that dress. I am NOT getting that dress.... it is awful but at the time was amazing. lol. The church, however, I can do. It isn't in a desert and it's not that tiny but it is beautiful and it is the one my nan used to go to, so that is a plus.
All kids love sweets! and I was no different I wanted sweets everywhere in my dream wedding and I wanted non of those hideous sugared almonds!! Ewww I hated those they just sat on my windowsill after each wedding as a keepsake, then got thrown away because they'd gone funny in the sun. I love sweets. We will have every bloody type of sweets you can think of if it kills me..... or makes me obese! Why not ay? Everybody loves sweets.

Right so that's my childhood wedding vision... a little bit odd but then again so was/am I. I will do an up to date version in my next post and see how much I keep in... I'll work on Guns 'n' Roses but don't get your hopes up.


Hello Weddingland My Old Friend.....

OMG *said in my best Essex accent* you will not believe what I have been through since I was last on here BUT that is in the past and THIS is all about my future. (If you're being nosey just click on the My Life, My Son, My Way tab above... you'll see the stresses and strains!)

ANYWAY.... Since I last checked in I've had a baby... YEP Robin aka Rocky was born 10/07 and he is happy and healthy and not yet causing trouble which is lovely.


Whilst I was on bed rest for months and months, during and after pregnancy, I managed to make all sorts of wedding wonders and we booked quite a lot of stuff too! So now all I have to do is write it up..... easier said than done! Busy bee being a new mum and an old mum and all that.

So please bare with me Wedding folk.... it might be a long old slog!